KATIE, 14 June 2013

The fine line between art and porn

Hester Scheurwater Bored by and angry about the mass medias perception of a woman’s body as a fake and photoshoped image, Hester Scheurwater started her provocative project on Facebook. A Self-obsessed iPhone series, which explores her desires, obsessions and fears. The explicit imagery shocked many and fueled debate on the sexualization of society. https://www.facebook.com/hesterl.scheurwater

Paul Kooiker Exploring various aspects of the theme of looking: voyeurism, shame and distance. His work can be seen as a continuation of an old tradition focusing on the relationship between the artist and the model, the observer and the observed. http://www.paulkooiker.com/

Jack Webb In 1999 photographer Jack Webb began placing ads in papers and magazines, seeking “genuine couples” to allow him to photograph them having sex. Five couples were photographed for the 2011 published book Jack Webb Suspects His Parents. http://www.mapltd.com/artist/jackwebb/

Arthur Dumpling & Scaryietta Cock Au Soleil the secretive gay porn zine project edited by an artist duo. It boasts no elaborate website, no Tumblr, no Facebook, just one web page and an e-mail address http://legrosmonsieur.fr/cock-au-soleil/